Einstein in the Media

The Washington Post interviews Solomon Moshé, M.D., about the case of a girl with a rare form of epilepsy that causes uncontrolled bouts of laughter. Dr. Moshe notes that these gelastic seizures aren’t sparked by happiness and can actually be quite scary for the patient. Dr. Moshé is director of the division of pediatric neurology and professor in The Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology and The Dominick P. Purpura Department of Neuroscience at Einstein as well as chief of pediatric neurology at The Children’s Hospital at Montefiore.

WebMD interviews Solomon Moshé, M.D., about a new study that found treatment-resistant epilepsy is linked to autism. Dr. Moshé notes that the research confirms what experts have suspected, but that more studies are needed to determine the cause of this link. Dr. Moshé is division director of pediatric neurology and professor in The Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology and The Dominick P. Purpura Department of Neuroscience at Einstein as well as chief of pediatric neurology at Montefiore. (Friday, April 29, 2011)